PRISM Awards 2019

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 8 March 2019–IN.FOM clinched the Outstanding PR Consultancy of the Year
award at the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS)’s 15th
PRISM Awards held on 7 March, making it the winner in this prestigious category
in three consecutive PRISMs – 2015, 2017 and 2019.Mr. Steve Leonard, Founding CEO, SGInnovate, was
awarded the Outstanding PR Champion.

IPRS has presented the PRISM
Awards biennially since 1987 to recognize the best in PR efforts in Singapore
and the region.PRISM 2019 saw a record
number of entries and nominations for its 32 categories, including eight new
categories, that spanned a wide spectrum of competencies in the PR and
Communication sphere including corporate reputation and corporate
responsibility; social/digital media campaigns; integrated, B2B and B2C
campaigns; and crisis and issues management.The award categories covered the public sector, the corporate field, as
well as the not-for-profit arena.

A distinguished panel of
judges comprising seasoned PR and Communication professionals, selected a total
of 47 entries for the Excellence (14 winners) and Merit (33 winners)
awards.Fifteen awards were also
presented to individuals for their achievements and contributions in the field
of PR and Communication by the IPRS Council.The winners received their awards at a gala presentation ceremony held
at the Mandarin Orchard Hotel this evening.Mr Seah Kian Peng, MP for Marine Parade GRC and CEO NTUC FairPrice
Co-operative, was the Special Guest. Among the 300 guests present were the heads
of National PR associations from Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Hongkong.

“The
Institute is heartened by the strong support by the industry for the PRISM
Awards. There were more entries. The distinguished panel of judges found more
entries to be worthy of recognition. There was great support from our members
and their clients and guests, and from sponsors. This goes to show that the
PRISM Awards is growing and is relevant as a benchmark for professionalism in
our industry,” said Mr Robert Conceicao, President, IPRS Council 2017/2019.